Rochester View, Variation 3

Rochester Optical and Camera Co.

Date Introduced: - ; Years Manufactured: c. 1902-1903
Construction: front and rear focus via rack and pinion (two gear tracks on top of base rails); single swing; three-piece lensboard; reversing by removable back
Materials: mahogany body; cherry bed; black fabric bellows; brass hardware;
Sizes Offered: 5x7; 6.5-8.5; 8x10; 11x14; 14x17
Notes: Appears to be the same as Rochester View, Variation 2, except that the base has lost its short front extension, and gained a short extension in the rear.  This camera is dropped in favor of the Empire State, Variation 3 when the Rochester Optical Co. is re-organized in 1903.
References:
Poco Cameras, Rochester Optical & Camera Co. (Rochester, NY), 1902, p.39
Andrew J. Lloyd Catalog, 1902, p. 191
Catalogue Photographic, Chicago Photo Materials Co. (Chicago, IL) Catalog, 1903, p. 24

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